CN2565086Y

CN2565086Y - Intelligent card reader

Info

Publication number: CN2565086Y
Application number: CN 02243635
Authority: CN
Inventors: 高铭城; 陆世颐
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Golden Bridge Electech Inc
Priority date: 2002-08-14
Filing date: 2002-08-14
Publication date: 2003-08-06
Anticipated expiration: 2012-08-14

Abstract

The utility model mainly provides an improvement device of an intelligent card reader, which mainly comprises a bottom seat, an upper cover arranged above the bottom seat, and a plurality of contact assemblies arranged on the bottom seat. In addition, the middle part of the upper cover is provided with a rectangular opening and a pressing and holding mechanism. When an intelligent card is inserted into the utility model, a rotary component of the pressing and holding mechanism is upwards rotated because of contact. Meanwhile, a driven plate body of the rotary component forwards generates horizontal motion because of tow so as to make a convex block arranged on a contact pressing component moved to the lower part of the concave part of the driven plate body. When the intelligent card is contacted with the convex surface of the contact pressing component, the contact pressing component can be upwards rotated so that the convex block is butted on the surface of the concave part. Meanwhile, the contact convex surface arranged on the lower part of the contact pressing component is upwards lifted for proper distance so as to enlarge the gap distance between the contact convex surface and the surface of the bottom seat. Thus, when a thick card type intelligent card is inserted by users, the utility model can reduce and avoid the problem of electroplating layer abrasion on the surface of a conntact assembly caused by contacting a thick card type chip with a reader contact assembly.

Description

Intelligent card reader

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of intelligent card reader, particularly is provided with one and presses mechanism, can use the vertical application of force and press in the smart card surface.

Background technology

It mainly is to be a plastic cards as credit card-sized for a smart card (Smart Card); what they were different with credit card locates; promptly be to be embedded with in addition on the card IC chip; and be covered with the contact chip of a metal at the IC chip surface; for protection IC chip; and provide indirectly and the external world between electrical conduction function; and this IC chip can be in order to store the holder's personal information or the means of subsistence; and be applied in the service of finance or non-finance characteristic; because higher being not easy to of its security forged; gradually widely financial at present; communication; license; medical treatment and communications and transportation industry adopt; certainly for reading the data content on the IC chip; smart card all must insert in the special-purpose reading machine general in use; so that the contact chip on the smart card contacts with contact assembly in the reading machine and reaches the effect that electrically conducts, to obtain the information content stored in the IC chip.

Disclosed on the market at present reading machine structure, such as in the U.S. Pat 5334827 exposure, mainly be after smart card inserts in the reading machine, effect by spring force, make the contact assembly of reading machine be contacted with the surface of smart card, after treating that smart card slides into the appropriate location, contact assembly just can contact with the contact chip on smart card surface and reach the effect that electrically conducts; Only, smart card owing to be often to keep in touch with the smart card surface all the time, often after permanent the use, cause the surface electrical coating of contact assembly and contact chip to cause wearing and tearing, and then causes the bad of electrical contact in sliding process.

In addition, such as among the United States Patent (USP) case US6200166 exposure, it mainly is to be provided with a roller structure, cooperate the compacting of flexure strip, after smart card inserts reading machine, this roller structure carries out the application of force with the direction perpendicular to the smart card surface, uses the compacting smart card and is close to the contact that reading machine insertion mouthful inside surface slides, so that the contact assembly of this reading machine just can contact with the contact chip on smart card surface and reach electrical the contact; Though move to front slide and this kind mode can drive smart card reposefully, still be easy to make the surface electrical coating of contact assembly and contact chip that the shortcoming of the wearing and tearing of causing is arranged, and its assembled components be comparatively numerous and diverse, is difficult to reduce production cost.

In addition, existing smart card thickness is according to international standard, the thin card that can be divided into the about 0.7mm of thickness again, and the thick calliper lattice of the about 0.68～1.68mm of thickness, make the smart card of different-thickness when inserting reading machine and read, the pressure size of being born has nothing in common with each other, and easily causes the loss on contact chip surface.

Summary of the invention

The purpose of this utility model provides a kind of intelligent card reader, it mainly is to be provided with one to press mechanism, can be according to the size of smart card thickness, adjustment forces in the vertical depression strength on smart card surface, use making this press mechanism when forcing in the smart card surface of thick card and thin cassette, its vertical depression strength can keep certain value.

Another purpose of the present utility model provides a kind of intelligent card reader, and it mainly can make and press mechanism when forcing in the smart card surface of thick card and thin cassette, and the strength of force when it inserts can level off to unanimity.

Another purpose of the present utility model provides a kind of intelligent card reader, it mainly is to solve when the user is in the process of the smart card of the thick cassette of insertion, when using reduction and avoiding thick the core of the card sheet to contact with the contact assembly of reading device, the contact assembly surface electrical coating wear problems that is caused.

Above-mentioned purpose of the present utility model is to realize like this, a kind of intelligent card reader, including a base, is located at this base top loam cake and is installed on plural contact assembly on the base, its feature exists: this loam cake centre offers a rectangle opening, and be provided with one and press mechanism, using provides the vertical junction touch amount that presses in the smart card surface, and this presses mechanism and comprises: one is arranged at two holders of these perforate both sides; One is articulated in the contact pressing piece on this holder, and constitutes a contact convex surface below this contact pressing piece, then constitutes one in these holder both sides and supports only projection; One is articulated in the rotating part of perforate dual-side, and this rotating part top is provided with one second axis part, and the below then constitutes a convex surface; An and driven plate body, mainly be to be on this holder that horizontal mode is positioned this rotating part and this contact pressing piece top, and can in the guide groove that this holder both side surface is constituted, carry out moving of horizontal direction, this driven plate body one side then is provided with two protruding axles can be located in this second axis part, and this driven plate body lower surface of this protruding axle opposite side then inwardly constitutes a concave surface portion relatively.

For the ease of understanding the purpose of this utility model, feature and effect, with specific embodiment the utility model is elaborated below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the present utility model;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the present utility model;

Fig. 3 is a backplan of the present utility model;

Fig. 3 A figure is the A-A sectional view of Fig. 3;

Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 are the action synoptic diagram of the utility model when using the smart card of thin cassette to read;

Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 are the action synoptic diagram of the utility model when using the smart card of thick cassette to read;

Fig. 8 is that another embodiment of the present utility model moves synoptic diagram.

Description of reference numerals: 1-reading device; The 10-base; The 12-accommodation space; The 14-first side; The 15-opening; The 16-second side; 18-central authorities contact site; Groove between 182-; The 20-loam cake; The 22-perforate; The protruding axle of 222-; The 223-slotted eye; The 30-contact assembly; The 41-trip; The 43-draw-in groove; 50-presses mechanism; The 52-holder; The 522-axis hole; 524-supports and ends projection; The 526-guide groove; The 54-contact pressing piece; 542-first plate body; The 5422-projection; 544-second plate body; 5442-contacts convex surface; The 546-axis hole; The 548-axostylus axostyle; The 56-rotating part; The heavy straight plane of 562-; The 5624-protuberance; 5624 '-projection; The 564-horizontal plane; The 5642-convex surface; 565-supports and ends raised line; 566-first axis part; 568-second axis part; The driven plate body of 58-; The protruding axle of 582-; 584-concave surface portion; 586-arcuation shell fragment; 586 '-the arcuation spring; The 60-smart card.

Embodiment

See also Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, reading device 1 of the present utility model mainly is to be provided with a base 10 with insulativity, is provided with a loam cake 20 above this base 10, and is installed on the plural contact assembly 30 on the base 10; Please consult 3A figure simultaneously, wherein 20 of this base 10 and loam cakes have an accommodation space 12, and offer an opening 15 at 14 places, first side of this base 10 and loam cake 20, insert and be placed in this accommodation space 12 with chip cards, 30 of this contact assemblies are to be symmetricly set in

first side

14 and 16 places, second side in twos, and to base 10 centre extend to a central contact site 18 between in the groove 182; This loam cake 20 mainly is to detain solid mutually by plural trip 41 that is arranged at loam cake 20 and base 10 peripheries and draw-in groove 43; These loam cake 20 centre then offer a rectangle opening 22, and are provided with one and press mechanism 50, and using provides the contact force that presses in the smart card surface.

This presses mechanism 50 and comprises that two holders 52, that are arranged at perforate 22 both sides respectively are articulated in rotating part 56 and that contact pressing piece 54, on the holder is articulated in perforate 22 dual-sides and are articulated in driven plate body 58 on the rotating part 56; These contact pressing piece 54 cross sections mainly are V-shaped aspects, and constitute two first plate body 542 that separates up and down and second plate bodys 544, and be provided with an axis hole 546 at first plate body 542 and second plate body, 544 intersections, can wear for an axostylus axostyle 548, this axostylus axostyle 548 then is to be articulated in the axis hole set on the holder 52 522, first plate body, the 542 terminal upper surface places of this contact pressing piece 54 then constitute plural symmetrical projection 5422 again, these second plate body, 544 terminal belows then constitute a contact convex surface 5442, then be provided with one with respect to holder 52 surfaces of these both sides, first plate body, 542 below and support and end projection 524, use and support this first plate body 542 and keep being a surface level.

These rotating part 56 cross sections are L-shaped aspects in addition, constitute a vertical plane 562 and a horizontal plane 564 respectively, wherein this vertical plane 562 constitutes one first axis part 566 with horizontal plane 564 intersections, be to be articulated on the protruding axle 222 of being located at perforate 22 both sides, be provided with one second axis part 568 in these vertical plane 562 upper ends in addition, these horizontal plane 564 terminal edge both sides then respectively are provided with one and support only raised line 565, and these perforate 22 both sides cooperate and should respectively be provided with a slotted eye 224 to ending raised line 565, be positioned perforate 22 central authorities in a horizontal manner for this horizontal plane 564, horizontal plane 564 belows of rotating part 56 then constitute a convex surface 5642, this driven plate body 58 mainly is to be on the holder 52 that horizontal mode is positioned rotating part 56 and contact pressing piece 54 tops, and can in the guide groove 526 that these holder 52 both side surface are constituted, carry out moving of horizontal direction, these driven plate body 58 1 sides then are provided with two protruding axles 582 can be located in second axis part 568, and driven plate body 58 lower surfaces of protruding relatively axle 582 opposite side then inwardly constitute a concave surface portion 584.

Fig. 4 to Fig. 5 is the action synoptic diagram that shows when the smart card that approaches cassette reads.As shown in the figure, the utility model is inserted a smart card 60 accommodation space 12 inside of reading device 1 by opening 15 places, just can the conflict contact convex surface 5442 of these contact pressing piece 54 belows of this smart card 60, make 5442 on this contact convex surface by the elasticity of contact pressing piece 54 itself with the smart card 60 of pulling perpendicular to the downforce piezometric of smart card 60 surface direction, make smart card 60 lower surfaces be fitted tightly the mode of base 10 upper surfaces and slide, and reach the position that smart card 60 reads.

Fig. 6 to 7 figure is the smart card that the shows thick cassette action synoptic diagram when reading.As shown in the figure, when smart card 60 inserts reading device 1 by opening 15, this smart card 60 will touch the convex surface 5642 to these rotating part 56 belows earlier, and impel rotating part 56 to produce upwards and rotate, be pivoted to the driven plate body 58 on this rotating part 56 simultaneously, therefore will be drawn and the moving of generation level forward, thereby make the projection 5422 of these contact pressing piece 54 tops be movable to the place, concave surface portion 584 belows of this driven plate body 58, when treating smart card 60 contact to the contact convex surface 5442 of this contact pressing piece 54, can impel contact pressing piece 54 to rotate upward, and make projection 5422 be butted on concave surface portion 584 surfaces, make the contact convex surface 5442 of contact pressing piece 54 belows promote a suitable distance upward simultaneously, to strengthen the clearance distance between contact convex surface 5442 and base 10 surfaces, process person with smart card 60 that just can ccontaining suitable thickness, this convex surface 5442 can be equal to the clearance distance that contacts between convex surface 5442 and base 10 surfaces with clearance height between base 10 surfaces this moment, and to contact convex surface 5442 all identical with the vertical depression strength that convex surface 5642 acts on smart card 60 surfaces and make.

Moreover, after smart card 60 is taken out by reading device 1, but this contact pressing piece 54 and rotating part 56 involutions are in original position, this driven plate body 58 still is provided with an arcuation shell fragment 586, cooperate at rotating part 56 horizontal planes 564 leading edge places in addition and be provided with a protuberance 5624, making just can make arcuation shell fragment 586 ends be butted on this protuberance 5624 when rotating part 56 turns, and after smart card 60 takes out, this arcuation shell fragment 586 will be owing to the event that recovers elastic force, keep in the center and move to use, also can drive rotating part 56 and contact pressing piece 54 involution original positions simultaneously towards former bit parallel.

This arcuation shell fragment 586 can also substitute by the arcuation spring, as shown in Figure 8, increase to drive rotating part, then be provided with at rotating part 56 horizontal planes 564 leading edge places a projection 5624 ', its start situation is as mentioned above to increase the strength of rotating part 56 and contact pressing piece 54 involution original positions.

So, when reading device of the present utility model can read at the smart card of different-thickness, still can provide the strength that presses down of stable and same intensity to give the smart card surface, produce wearing and tearing improperly to reach the contact chip that prevents the smart card surface and the contact assembly of reading device; And when the user inserted the smart card of thick card and thin cassette reading device and reads, this pressed in the process of smart card when inserting of mechanism for thick card and thin cassette, and the relative insertion strength of force that produces can level off to unanimity; The while structure that presses mechanism of the present utility model is not also comparatively commonly used person's structure and is simplification, and cost is also comparatively cheap, so help reducing the cost of production and assembly.

The above only is a preferred embodiment of the present utility model; be not to be used for limiting the scope that the utility model is implemented; all equalizations of doing according to shape described in the utility model, structure, feature and spirit change and modify, and all should be included in the protection domain of the present utility model.

Claims

1, a kind of intelligent card reader includes a base, and is located at this base top loam cake and is installed on plural contact assembly on the base, and its feature exists:

This loam cake centre offers a rectangle opening, and is provided with one and presses mechanism, and using provides the vertical junction touch amount that presses in the smart card surface, and this presses mechanism and comprises: one is arranged at two holders of these perforate both sides; One is articulated in the contact pressing piece on this holder, and constitutes a contact convex surface below this contact pressing piece, then constitutes one in these holder both sides and supports only projection; One is articulated in the rotating part of perforate dual-side, and this rotating part top is provided with one second axis part, and the below then constitutes a convex surface; An and driven plate body, mainly be to be on this holder that horizontal mode is positioned this rotating part and this contact pressing piece top, and can in the guide groove that this holder both side surface is constituted, carry out moving of horizontal direction, this driven plate body one side then is provided with two protruding axles can be located in this second axis part, and this driven plate body lower surface of this protruding axle opposite side then inwardly constitutes a concave surface portion relatively.

2, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that the V-shaped aspect in cross section of contact pressing piece, and constitutes two first plate body that separates up and down and second plate bodys.

3, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that first plate body and the second plate body intersection are provided with an axis hole, wears for an axostylus axostyle, and this axostylus axostyle then is to be articulated in this set on this holder axis hole.

4, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that the terminal upper surface of this first plate body place constitutes plural symmetrical projection.

5, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that this second plate body end below then constitutes a contact convex surface, holder surface with respect to these both sides, first plate body below is provided with one to ending projection, keeps being a surface level to support this first plate body.

6, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this rotating part cross section is a L shaped aspect, and constitutes a vertical plane and a horizontal plane respectively.

7, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that vertical plane and horizontal plane intersection constitute one first axis part, and it is hubbed on the protruding axle of these perforate both sides.

8, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that the vertical plane upper end is provided with second axis part.

9, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that horizontal plane terminal edge both sides respectively are provided with one and support only raised line, and these perforate both sides cooperate and should respectively be provided with a slotted eye to ending raised line, are positioned perforate central authorities in a horizontal manner for this horizontal plane.

10, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 1, when it is characterized in that rotating part rotates upward, be pivoted to the driven plate body on this rotating part simultaneously, to move horizontally because of being drawn to produce forward, make the projection of this contact pressing piece top move to the place, concave surface subordinate side of this driven plate body, when treating smart card contact to the contact convex surface of this contact pressing piece, to impel the rotation upward of this contact pressing piece, make this projection be butted on this concave surface portion surface, make the contact convex surface of this contact pressing piece below promote a suitable distance upward simultaneously, to strengthen the clearance distance between this contact convex surface and this susceptor surface.

11, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that driven plate body is provided with an arcuation shell fragment, cooperate at this rotating part first plate body leading edge place in addition and be provided with a protuberance, making just to make this arcuation shell fragment end be butted on this protuberance when this rotating part turn, after smart card takes out, this arcuation shell fragment will owing to recover elastic force so, keep in the center and move to use towards former bit parallel, also can drive this rotating part and this contact pressing piece involution original position simultaneously.

12, intelligent card reader as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that this driven plate body is provided with an arcuation spring, cooperate at this rotating part first plate body leading edge place in addition and be provided with a projection, making just can make this arcuation spring end be butted on this projection when this rotating part turn, after smart card takes out, this arcuation spring will owing to recover elastic force so, keep in the center and move to use towards former bit parallel, also can drive this rotating part and this contact pressing piece involution original position simultaneously.